Новости за 02.01.2018

Athletic director Danny White says in radio interview that unbeaten Central Florida deserves to be considered national champion.

With the unprecedented rise of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, it seems that religious leaders feel responsible to share their spiritual guidance regarding the new money form.

Washington is reducing financial assistance to Pakistan by $255 million, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki said Monday, echoing US President Donald Trump that in exchange for sending Islamabad billions of dollars Washington has received "nothing but lies & deceit."

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Whether its science-backed strategies or feel-good platitudes, we all need some extra motivation when it comes to our New Year's resolutions.

To get you closer to your goals this year, we combed through popular Reddit and Quora threads to create this list of hacks that people swear by, along with a few of our own.

From life-changing habits to simple tricks for your iPhone, here are 20 tips that could help you improve and transform your life in 2018. Читать дальше...

Every day after work, Ariana Hawk drives to a water distribution center in Flint, Michigan, where the city provides free bottled water to its residents. Hawk's 4-year-old son, Sincere Smith, became the poster child for Flint's water crisis when his face, pocked by lead-poisoning scars, appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 2016. His mother says she still only uses bottled water when she bathes her five children and prepares food. She continues this practice even though the state of Michigan has declared the water is safe to drink... Читать дальше...

A survey of economists shows faster growth in 2018, with bigger paychecks and more spending fueling the gains.

The Drexel University professor who said "the narrative of white victimization" was behind the Las Vegas mass shooting has resigned after being suspended and investigated for those comments, and has taken a position with the prestigious New York University.

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate will miss part of the forthcoming Six Nations tournament after suffering a bicep injury.

2018 is primed to be a big year for the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are five storylines to keep an eye on in the new year.

Point guard Isaiah Thomas will make his debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, returning to the floor for the first time since being sidelined by a hip injury in last season's playoffs. Thomas was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cavaliers over the summer and has spent the first months of the season rehabilitating from his injury.

“The grand jury room looks like a Bernie Sanders rally,” my source said. “Maybe they found these jurors in central casting, or at a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley [Calif.]”

As part of the Consortium for Verification Technology, NNSA works closely with partner universities and national laboratories to support research and development of new technologies that strengthen the nation’s nonproliferation efforts. The consortium consists of 12 leading universities and nine national laboratories that work together to deliver new instruments, methods, and human capital for nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and arms control treaty verification. The consortium meets annually to discuss recent research achievements.

According to multiple sources, the Red Sox have officially offered free-agent J.D. Martinez a five-year contract. The financial terms of the deal are not known, but the player's agent (Scott Boras) has been seeking a deal in the $200 million range—likely too steep for Red Sox honcho Dave Dombrowski. Nevertheless, it appears that Boston may be the only team with a concrete offer on the table as Spring Training looms just a couple of months away. Stay closely tuned on this one—things could pop at any moment.

Former Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann told the disgraced end-times wacko prophet, Jim Bakker that she's leaving it up to God, if she should run for Al Franken's Senate seat.

Le gouvernement canadien engagera bientôt une compagnie offrant des services d'intelligence artificielle dans le cadre d'un projet pilote de surveillance des comportements suicidaires sur les réseaux sociaux.

Donald Trump’s latest Twitter boast isn’t flying with Michael Rapaport. The “Atypical” star ripped into Trump after the president took credit for a fatality-free 2017 in commercial aviation. Rapaport didn’t hold back in his critique of the president, calling him a “sick animal.” Also Read: Michael Rapaport Rejoices Over 'C--sucker' Roy Moore's Senate Loss (Video) Trump hit up Twitter on Tuesday morning to crow about the situation, writing, “Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation.

Rep Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appeared on Fox News’ ‘America Newsroom’ Tuesday morning to discuss the pathetic New York Times Papadopoulos-bombshell-turned-dud. DeSantis said the DOJ and FBI refuse to answer questions about the dossier under oath to the House Judiciary Committee yet they have no problem leaking to the New York Times. The corruption is astounding. […]

It's a brand new year, but Amazon is still being creepy. The latest news is that the retail giant's Echo smart speakers could soon assess your shopping habits and sneakily nudge you towards buying from a particular brand that has a partnership with Amazon, CNBC reports.

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• Cacao plants are slated to disappear by as early as 2050 thanks to warmer temperatures and dryer weather conditions.
• Scientists at the University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try to save the crop before it's too late.
• They're exploring the possibility of using the gene-editing technology CRISPR to make crops that can survive the new challenges.

Beyond the glittery glass-and-sandstone... Читать дальше...

Actress and recent “Black Mirror” director Jodie Foster rankled some comic book movie fans when she compared superhero movies and other modern blockbusters to fracking in a Radio Times interview and said they are “ruining the viewing habits of the American population and then ultimately the rest of the world.” This came to the attention of “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn, who responded on Twitter by saying she’s… kind of right. “I think Foster looks at film in an old-fashioned way... Читать дальше...

The United States, Britain and Norway have called on parties in South Sudan's conflict to stop violating a cease-fire signed last month, their heads of mission in the capital Juba said on Tuesday. The deal aimed to end a four-year war between the government of President Salva Kiir and rebels in which tens of thousands of people have been killed. But since the signing of the deal in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, there have been several reported violations for which both sides have been blamed. Читать дальше...

A new study confirms your worst fears about fake news in the U.S. — it's widespread, skews pro-Trump, and is mostly consumed by your conservative uncle.